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"Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns === Maybe Google doesn't ask permission because it knows what the answer would be."
posted ago by Narg ago by Narg +42 / -0

Not necessarily evil, other than it puts a powerful AI tool on your system's drive without you knowing about it -- a tool that other programs can make use of, in part because "There’s even an API that developers can access to use the on-device Nano model for AI-powered features."

https://gizmodo.com/google-chrome-is-downloading-a-4gb-ai-model-onto-your-device-without-consent-researcher-warns-2000755201

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as “That Privacy Guy,” recently reported that Google’s widely used Chrome web browser is quietly storing an on-device AI model without explicitly asking for user permission.

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